Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

The Pellitory of Spain

Artist Elizabeth Blackwell (Scottish, 1707 - 1758)

Date1739

MediumEngraving, hand colored

Dimensionssheet: 14 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (36.8 x 23.5 cm)
plate: 11 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (29.8 x 19.7 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Dr. Mike Solar

Object number2012.56.4

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionBotanical drawing of Pyrethrum (Spanish chamomile), a plant with green stem and leaves, and white flowers with a red underside. Multiple views of the plant, including detail of the flower, petals, and root system. Plate 390 from volume II of "A Curious Herbal", London, 1739.